Aelfric's Lives of Saints V1

Aelfric's Lives of Saints V1 is a book that contains the lives of various saints written by Aelfric, an Anglo-Saxon abbot and writer who lived in the 10th century. The book is edited and translated by Walter W. Skeat, a British philologist and medievalist. The first volume of the book includes the lives of saints such as St. Benedict, St. Swithun, St. Martin, and St. Oswald. The book provides insight into the religious and cultural beliefs of the Anglo-Saxon period and is a valuable resource for scholars and students of medieval literature and history. The language used in the book is Middle English, which may require some familiarity with the language for readers who are not well-versed in it. Overall, Aelfric's Lives of Saints V1 is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of Christianity in England.1881. This volume contains Part I and II of IV. Aelfric was an Anglo-Saxon monk and a prolific writer of religious literature. This work includes Aelfric's liturgical homilies and is a set of sermons on Saints' Days formerly observed by the English Church. They were edited from Manuscript Julius E. VII in the Cottonian collection, with various readings from other manuscripts. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Volume 2 ISBN 0766190137.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.